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Site of the Home of Col. Robert M.Coleman

Site of the Home of Col. Robert M.Coleman from directly overhead

Site of the Home of Col. Robert M.Coleman is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Flintridge Hill stands 311 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McDuff, a ghost town 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 9.6 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.22477, -97.46583
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Webberville Park: 2.0 mi
  • Little Webberville Park: 3.1 mi
  • East Metropolitan Park: 5.5 mi
  • Charlie Dobbins Park: 6.4 mi
  • Elm Creek Park: 7.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 51
  • Bastrop Community Garden: 11.7 mi
  • E.R. Fincher III Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Windsor Park Community Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Monoculture: 14.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 14.9 mi
Museums: 42
Nature reserves: 32
Peaks: 23
  • Caldwell Knob: 5.0 mi
  • Bald Knob: 10.7 mi
  • Hergotz Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Lotman Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 16
  • CCC Water Fountain: 14.0 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 16.2 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 16.5 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 16.9 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Waterfalls: 9
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Bird Bluff: 13.9 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 15.3 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Home of Col. Robert M.Coleman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flintridge HillWNW 283°311 m22.5 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 295°286 m22.1 mi
Martin HillNW 319°284 m21.5 mi
Cat MountainWNW 295°283 m20.7 mi
Mount LarsonWNW 287°277 m20.4 mi
Davis HillW 265°266 m22.4 mi
Mount LucasWNW 292°265 m19.7 mi
Mount BarkerWNW 291°257 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:3020:0020:35
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2316:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395093413

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